Angus Forsyth

Celestial Beings and Bird-Men

Human Flight in Chinese Jade

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Jade figurines depicting human flight are a varied and expressive manifestation of this most prized artistic medium.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: I.B.Tauris / Philip Wilson Publishers
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 448374
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 198mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1512g
• ISBN-13: 9781781300718
• ISBN-10: 1781300712
• Artikelnr.: 51765096

Autorenporträt

Angus Forsyth is an internationally respected collector of and authority on Chinese jade and a former president of the Oriental Ceramics Society of Hong Kong.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Overview

Map of the Archaic World of East/West Human Flight Ideas through the Hellenisation of Central Asia and Percolation from India of Buddhism into China and the Far East
Comparative East/West Timeline

1 The Flying Apsara In China
2 The Kinnara In China
3 Garuda
4 Anthropomorphic Bird Headdress Ornaments

Select Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

This marvelous book serves not only as a tantalizing introduction to the art of jade, but will evoke jealousy and admiration in fellow collectors and curators. Edith Terry Asian Review of Books